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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

985 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 50

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

At the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe and H. Crothers, L.M.S., Philip Henry Skelton, licensee of the Port Maitland…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

Patrick Riley pleaded guilty to having been drunks in Nelson-street on the 7th instant, and was fined 2s 6d, in default six hours' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 8th, (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 7

Three first offenders, for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Railway Offences…

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The Russo-japanese War. Russia Charged with Dishonesty. Ambassadors Leave the Capitals. Japan Ready for Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Baron Komuru, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs on Saturday informed Baron you Rosen, the Russian Ambassador at…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

W. J. Horne sued John Tullock for the sum of £15 4s 11d, for goods sold and delivered. Verdict was given for the amount claimed with costs…

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Summons Division. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Disobeying Order of Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 7

Senior-Constable Turnbull proceeded against William Williams, for neglecting to obey an order of the court to pay £1 10s. Defendant did not appear. Senior-Constable Turnbull…

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Maitland District Alleged Assault at Kurri Kurri

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Messrs. T. J. Ribee and J. W. Birkenhead, Js.P., Patrick Dooley and Alfred Ashton were charged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 9. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 7

A first offender for being drunk was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Disorderly Conduct…

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Swansea. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M. James Marnau, for being drunk and disorderly was fined 3s 6d, or detention until the rising of the court; and for using…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 10th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

A first offender for being drunk, was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Remanded…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, February 10. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

Charles Skelton was charged by Joseph Minter with illegally detaining a [?]lly. Mr. Rankin appeared for complainant, and Mr. T. A. Braye for defendant…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, February 9, 1904. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 6

Elenor Scholes was charged with being drunk at Charlestown on the inst., and was lined on John walker for being drunk at Dudley on the 6th inst., was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 11th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

A first offender, for being drunk was fined 5s, in default Detention until the rising of the court. Agnes Cliff, for being drunk on the Newcastle platform, was…

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Kurri. More Police Required

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 6

The latest returns furnished to the Government Statistician relative to the South Maitland coalfields townships gives a population of 3038 for the district…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, February 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

A special examination under section 30 of the Bankruptcy Act into the affairs of Alexander Henderson, minor, of Wallsend, was held on the application of the official…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Thursday, February 11th. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.) Application Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

The hearing of the application of Edward Bowling for a conditional license for Premises proposed to be erected at the junction of Minmi-road and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 12. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 3

A first offender, for being drunk, was fined 5s, in default detchtion until the rising of the court. James Johnson, and old offender, for being drunk in…

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West Wallsend. Alleged Assault on a Colliery Official

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 6

About half-past seven o'clock on Saturday morning a disturbance arose between a wheeler named David Punton, and the under manager of the West Wallsend…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. James Bird, George Rochford, Henry…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 7

David Thomas applied for a transfer of the Argenton Hotel license to his son, John Owen Thomas. There being no objection the transfer was granted…

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